SOLUTION: Question of the day!!! A girl went to school and the teacher asked,how old ar u?.She replied, I don't know but I know I'm half my mother's age. The Teacher asked OK,how old is

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Question 1071587: Question of the day!!!
A girl went to school and the teacher asked,how old ar u?.She replied, I don't know but I know I'm half my mother's age. The Teacher asked OK,how old is ur Mother?.She said I don't know but I know that My dad 5yeare older than my mother. The Teacher then asked ,how old is ur dad?.She said I don't know but I know if we add our ages the answer is 100 yearsNow,how old is the Girl,her Mother, and her Dad?????

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = her mother's age
= her father's age
= the girl's age
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Multiply both sides by



and

and

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The girl is 19
Her mother is 38
Her father is 43

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